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Call it Mexi-Cali-Jersey

The sign above the door reads, “10th Ave. Burrito Co. — Mexi-Cali Cuisine,” which is both misleading and informative. The restaurant is no longer on 10th Avenue in Belmar, having moved in 2009 to a larger space in Belmar Plaza, where the bright yellow dining room is decorated with works by local artists and a television showing films of lucha libre, freestyle wrestling.

The “Mexi-Cali” designation is dead on. Brian Katz, 42, the chef and owner, who grew up in Hightstown, acquired his taste for Mexican while cooking in San Francisco before attending culinary school in Rhode Island. His tacos ($6 to $9 for three) are finished California style with shredded lettuce, grated cheese and diced tomato. (The exception is a standout chorizo taco with chunks of avocado and white onion mixed with house-made sausage.)

Mr. Katz also serves a soup of sweet local corn ($3.75) balanced by roasted garlic and jalapeño, as well as chicken wings ($8) tossed in adobo sauce, finished on the grill and served with a side of ranch dressing cut with salt, lime and puréed avocado.

The pork mole is featured in nachos ($8), tacos ($8) and burritos ($8), as well as on an entree platter ($14). It was also featured on the Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” in which the show’s host, Guy Fieri, justly described it as “awesome.”

There is a bar, but the only bottles behind it are Mr. Katz’s impressive collection of hot sauces. The liquor store across the parking lot can supply cold Negra Modelo beer to drink with your meal. The food may be Mexican by way of California, but the B.Y.O. policy is New Jersey through and through.